Claude Code in Action

This course covers Claude Code, a command-line AI assistant that uses language models to perform development tasks. You'll learn how Claude Code reads files, executes commands, and modifies code through its tool system, along with techniques for managing context, creating custom workflows, extending Claude Code with hooks, and integrating with external services.

Learning objectives

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Use Claude Code's core tools for file manipulation, command execution, and code analysis

• Manage context effectively using /init, Claude.md files, and @ mentions

• Control conversation flow with a variety of hotkeys and commands

• Enable Plan Mode and Thinking Mode for complex tasks requiring deeper analysis

• Create custom commands for automating repetitive development workflows

• Extend Claude Code with MCP servers to add browser automation and other capabilities

• Set up GitHub integration for automated PR reviews and issue handling

• Write hooks to add additional behavior into Claude Code

Prerequisites

• Basic familiarity with command line interfaces

• Access to Claude Code and an API key

Who this course is for

Engineers who want to speed up their development workflow with AI assistance